Dead or Alive 6

Dead or Alive 6
Cover art featuring a visibly injured Kasumi
Developer(s)Team Ninja
Publisher(s)Koei Tecmo
Director(s)Yohei Shimbori
Producer(s)Yohei Shimbori
Designer(s)Tom Lee[1]
Programmer(s)Taku Sugawara[2]
Artist(s)Yutaka Saito[3]
Writer(s)Yutaka Saito
Composer(s)Hiromu Akaba
Yosuke Kinoshita
SeriesDead or Alive
Platform(s)
ReleasePS4, Windows, Xbox One
  • WW: March 1, 2019
Arcade
  • JP: July 18, 2019
Genre(s)Fighting
Mode(s)Single-player, multiplayer
Arcade systemSega ALLS

Dead or Alive 6[4], abbreviated as DOA6, is a 2019 fighting video game developed by Team Ninja and published by Koei Tecmo. The game is the sixth main entry in the Dead or Alive fighting series following Dead or Alive 5 (2012) and runs on a new engine, offering new features and introducing new mechanics. It was released for PlayStation 4, Windows, and Xbox One on March 1, 2019, and was later released for arcades in Japan on July 18, 2019.

Dead or Alive 6 received mixed reviews from critics, who praised its gameplay, stages, and beginner-friendly tutorials, but criticized its lackluster multiplayer functions emphasizing the absence of online lobbies at launch. A free-to-play version of the game titled Dead or Alive 6: Core Fighters was released on March 15, 2019.

  1. ^ "Shoryuken interview: Dead or Alive 6 director Yohei Shimbori discusses development, DLC, and the franchise's legacy". Shoryuken. 2018-10-10. Archived from the original on 2019-04-20. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  2. ^ "Find Clues to Dead or Alive 6's Unannounced Returning Characters While You Wait for a Ton of Info". DualShockers. 2018-10-02. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  3. ^ "DEAD OR ALIVE 6 Interview Part 1 -- Developers Talk Latest Reveals, the New Heroine, and Much More". DualShockers. 2018-10-10. Retrieved 2019-01-24.
  4. ^ Japanese: デッドオアアライブ6, Hepburn: Deddo oa Araibu Shikkusu

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